“11th Circuit Court blocks removal of 10 Commandments monument from Florida courthouse”: The Huntsville Times has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “Fight over Dixie monument sent back to lower court.”

You can access today’s ruling of a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit at this link.

“Panel denies hearing for ‘Norfolk Four’ convict”: The Virginian-Pilot has this news update.

And The Associated Press reports that “‘Norfolk 4’ member loses bid for new hearing.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit at this link.

“Impersonating a cop vs. pretending to be a war hero”: Ken Paulson has this essay online at the First Amendment Center.

“Supreme Court should have 4 women says retiring justice; Deschamps leaving top court after 10 ‘intense’ years”: CBC News has a report that begins, “The federal government should ensure there are at least four women on the Supreme Court of Canada’s bench, according to retiring Justice Marie Deschamps, but she doesn’t think appointees have to be bilingual on day one of the job.”

“SF cop fights suspension over nude photos”: Today in The San Francisco Chronicle, Henry K. Lee has an article that begins, “A San Francisco police officer whose hobby is photographing naked women has filed a federal civil rights suit against the city, saying he was wrongfully suspended twice because of his off-duty pastime.”

“Pop Star’s Photos Aren’t Fair Game, Divided Panel Concludes”: Scott Graham of The Recorder has this report.

And at Politico.com, Tal Kopan has a blog post titled “Court: Mag violated copyright by printing wedding photos.”

My earlier coverage of yesterday’s Ninth Circuit ruling appears at this link.

“D.C. Joins Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Affirmative Action Case”: Zoe Tillman has this post today at “The BLT: The Blog of Legal Times.”

“From Casinos To Carpenters, Watching Houseboat Case At Supreme Court”: At Forbes.com, Daniel Fisher has this blog post.

“Kamala Harris on race, college admission”: In today’s edition of The San Francisco Chronicle, Bob Egelko has an article that begins, “California Attorney General Kamala Harris has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to let public colleges in other states keep their authority to consider a student’s race in admissions decisions, saying California’s ban on affirmative action has made schools less diverse and harmed students of all races.”

“Louisiana Supreme Court chief justice dispute should be settled by state, Gov. Bobby Jindal says”: The Associated Press has this report.

“What kind of conservative is Ted Cruz?” Columnist Dana Milbank has this op-ed today in The Washington Post.

“Panel to decide on Orie Melvin’s pay; Judge Manning expected to decide whether to separate sisters’ cases”: Laura Olson and Paula Reed Ward have this article today in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

“Aging Justices Give New Life To High Court As Campaign Issue”: Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News has this report.

“In effect, the jury both convicted and acquitted Mr. Shippley of the charged conspiracy. What to do? In this appeal we wrestle with the question as the district court did before us.” Circuit Judge Neil M. Gorsuch issued this interesting opinion today on behalf of a unanimous three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

“Gossip magazine’s celebrity wedding photos broke law, court says”: Maura Dolan of The Los Angeles Times has a blog post that begins, “A federal appeals court decided Tuesday that a gossip magazine violated copyright law by publishing photographs of a secret celebrity wedding.”

And Courthouse News Service reports that “9th Circuit Rejects Tabloid’s Fair-Use Claim.”

You can access today’s ruling of a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit at this link.

“Asian-American rift over Supreme Court affirmative action case”: Terry Baynes of Reuters has this report.

“Justice Kennedy Stands by Circuit Conference”: Today. the Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a news release that begins, “Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy stood by the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Monday, saying that the gathering here of the federal bench and bar from the western states was ‘a prudent and a proper exercise of the judicial function.'”

The Ninth Circuit has also posted the prepared text of Justice Kennedy’s remarks today at the judicial conference in Maui.

“Falsely identifying oneself as a policeman in order to get out of a speeding ticket is simply not the kind of expressive conduct the Framers of our first and one of our greatest amendments had in mind.” So holds the majority on a divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit in a decision issued today.

“Appeals Court OKs Warrantless, Real-Time Mobile Phone Tracking”: At Wired.com’s “Threat Level” blog, David Kravets has this post reporting on a ruling that a partially divided three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit issued today.

“Houseboat case may be moot”: Lyle Denniston has this post at “SCOTUSblog.”

“Why Don’t the Justices Ever Visit Military Hospitals?” Andrew Cohen has this essay online at The Atlantic.

“Circuit Conference Opens with Supreme Court Review”: The Public Information Office of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued this news release yesterday.

“Senate should not invoke ‘Thurmond Rule’ to block Kayatta nomination”: Law professor Carl Tobias has this blog post online at The Hill.

“Judges for Sale”: Jeffrey Toobin has this post online today at The New Yorker.

“Obama administration urges justices to uphold affirmative action; In October, the Supreme Court will hear an appeal on the issue, over which it has been closely split for decades”: David G. Savage of The Los Angeles Times has this report.

And The Boston Globe reports today that “Harvard, MIT file brief in affirmative action suit.”

“Justice race no easy win for GOP; Democrats’ rare advantage: Candidate is an incumbent.” Today in The Cincinnati Enquirer, Dan Horn has an article that begins, “Sharon Kennedy had one big advantage last year when she launched her campaign to become the first Butler County resident elected to the Ohio Supreme Court in almost 150 years. She’s a Republican. A GOP majority has dominated the court for more than a decade, and no Democrat has been elected since 2000. This time around, though, party affiliation alone might not be enough.”

“Retired Supreme Court justice to visit Anchorage; Sandra Day O’Connor will promote online civics program”: The Associated Press has this report.

“Gov. Bobby Jindal, at last minute, enters legal battle over Louisiana Supreme Court”: This article appears today in The Times-Picayune of New Orleans.

And today’s broadcast of NPR’s “Morning Edition” contained an audio segment entitled “La. Court In Racially Charged Power Struggle, Again.”

“State Supreme Court has been downsized. That’s a problem.” The Philadelphia Daily News contains this editorial today.

“Democrats could oust chief justice candidate; Lyon under fire over comments, ‘bizarre behavior'”: This article appears today in The Montgomery (Ala.) Advertiser.

“Sanders, McCloud advance in Supreme Court race”: The Associated Press has a report that begins, “Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders has a chance to get his old job back.”

“Big Business Taking over State Supreme Courts: How Campaign Contributions to Judges Tip the Scales Against Individuals.” The Center for American Progress issued this news release in connection with a report that the organization issued today.

“Administration urges justices to continue college affirmative action admissions”: Robert Barnes will have this article Tuesday in The Washington Post.

Greg Stohr of Bloomberg News reports that “Obama Lawyers Urge High Court To Back Affirmative Action.”

At Politico.com, Josh Gerstein has a blog post titled “White House backs affirmative action in higher ed.”

The Texas Tribune reports that “Friends of the Court Support UT Admission Practices.”

And The Daily Californian has a news update headlined “UC files brief in support of race-based admissions policies.”

You can access the amicus briefs via this link.

“Justice Department opposes illegal immigrant’s bid to practice law; Justice Department says federal law prohibits giving a public benefit, such as a bar license, to an ‘unlawfully present alien’ — in this case, Sergio C. Garcia of California”: Maura Dolan has this article today in The Los Angeles Times.

“Government backs Texas U. on use of race”: At “SCOTUSblog,” Lyle Denniston has a post that begins, “The Obama Administration urged the Supreme Court on Monday to uphold the University of Texas’ use of race in selecting its incoming class of students, arguing that the university needed to add that factor to assure that more minorities are enrolled.”

Update: At the “School Law” blog of Education Week, Mark Walsh has a post titled “Obama Backs University of Texas on Race in Admissions.”

And Jesse J. Holland of The Associated Press has a report headlined “Justice: UT affirmative action policy legal.”